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- Explores how the design of intergovernmental councils motivates participating governments towards reaching joint solutions to shared policy problems
- Employs a comparative approach to study formal intergovernmental relations in federal systems
- Offers fresh theoretical insight which tweaks existing models (rather than offering a completely new approach)
Part of the book series: Comparative Territorial Politics (COMPTPOL)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Keywords
- federalism
- intergovernmental relations
- multilevel governance
- pubilc policy-making
- comparative politics
- safeguards
- disruptive unilateralism
- federal dynamics
- fiscal policy
- institutionalism
- federal spending power
- fiscal federalism
- education policy
- student testing
- harmonization
- school curriculum
- centralization
- intergovernmental councils
Reviews
“This book tackles the important question of countering unilateralism in the making of public policy in federal systems. Schnabel convincingly argues that intergovernmental councils play a crucial role in maintaining balance between central and constituent governments in federations. The book displays an impressive mastery of the cases and makes a major contribution to our understanding of the workings and impact of intergovernmental relations in federal systems.” (Professor André Lecours, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa, Canada)
“In this probing book, Johanna Schnabel extends the theory of federal safeguards in an important direction, bringing intergovernmental councils to our attention. Horizontal councils counter federal encroachment while vertical councils integrate subnational government into national decision-making, ensuring that their interests are included in national policy. With careful comparative qualitative analysis, Schnabel reveals the conditions that enable councils to safeguard federalism from over-centralization. Highly recommended.” (Professor Jenna Bednar, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
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School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Johanna Schnabel
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Managing Interdependencies in Federal Systems
Book Subtitle: Intergovernmental Councils and the Making of Public Policy
Authors: Johanna Schnabel
Series Title: Comparative Territorial Politics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35461-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-35460-2Published: 19 February 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-35463-3Published: 19 February 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-35461-9Published: 18 February 2020
Series ISSN: 2947-8162
Series E-ISSN: 2947-8170
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 286
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Comparative Politics, Governance and Government, Public Policy, Public Administration